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PATBNTED OCT. 10, 1905.

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APPLICATION FILED JULY 1, 1904.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN JAMESJVEAKLEY, OF AMSTERDAM, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO AMSTERDAB'I SILKMILLS, OF AMSTERDAM, NE\V YORK.

GLOVE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 10, 1905.

Application filer. July 1, 1904. Serial No. 214,842.

To In whom. it nmy none/ 7 71 ie it known that 1, JOHN JAMES \VuAkLuY, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Amsterdam, in the countyof Montgomery and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Gloves, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to gloves.

One of the objects thereof is to provide a glove of durable constructionand neat appearance.

Another object is to provide a glove or similar article having certainparts thereof reinforced in thickness without rendering the same bulkyin appearance or uncomfortable to the wearer.

Another object is to provide a glove during the making of which waste ofmaterial is avoided.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed outhereinafter.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts, which will behereinafter exemplified and the scope of the application of which willbe pointed out in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein are illustrated two of variouspossible embodiments of certain features of my invention, Figure l is adiagrammatic plan of a blank from which a glove is formed according tothis art. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the same at a later stage.Fig. 3 is a similar view showing a blank adapted to form a part of theabove glove. Fig. 4: is a similar view of the same at a later stage.Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the complete glove reversed, so as toexpose its inner surface. Fig. 6 is a similar view showing the glove ina normal position. Fig. 7 is a diagrammatic view showing in detail themanner of cutting a portion of a blank from a piece of material. Fig. 8is a similar view showing a slightly different form of blank.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views.

in order to render clearer the general nature of my invention, it mayhere be noted that on account of the excessive wear to which the tips ofthe finger and thumb pieces of gloves and similar articles are exposedit is highly desirable to reinforce these parts so as to enable them toresist this wear. If this be accomplished by means of affixing pieces ofmaterial upon the inner surface of the glove, it is of value to cut theentire glove, includingthe reinforcing-pieces, from a single piece ofmaterial, as the labor of making is thereby materially reduced and otheradvantages attained. It will also be appreciated that it is highlydesirable in forming gloves as above indicated to so cut the material asto have a blank substantially rectangular in outline, as in this mannera marked economy of material is attained.

The above and other advantages are attained in constructions of thenature of that hereinafter described.

Referring now to Fig. l of the drawings, there is shown a blank whichmay be cut from a single piece of leather, silk, or other material,having at its upper ends the linger-pieces A, B, C, and D formed uponeach side thereof. At the upper end of finger-pieces A are integralexpansions (land a, and in like manner the finger-pieces C and D uponeach side of this blank are provided, respectively, with extendingportions 0 and (Z. Extensions or tips a are folded upon their fingers Cand secured thereto, as indicated along the line Pf in Fig. 2 of thedrawings. In like manner the extension (0 a is folded back upon the twofingers A and A and secured in place, as shown. For the reinforcing ofthe second fingers B, however, the tips or extensions (Z are severedfrom the finger I) and secured in place upon the outer ends of fingersB. It will thus be seen that the first, second, and third fingersthatis, A, B, and C upon each side of the gloveblank are reinforced at theirextremities, the fourth finger D on account of the slight wear thereonremaining of a single thickness.

The thumb-piece G, which is formed separate from the remainder of theglove, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, is provided with an extensiong, connected therewith at the point r. This extension is folded overupon the main body of the thumb-piece along the slits 7/1 and securedthereto, as shown along the line 1* f in Fig. 4:, the upper end thereofcoinciding in outline with the upper end of the main thumb-piece.Thumb-piece Gr is then folded upon the dotted line shown in Figs. 3 and4 of the drawings and sewed in the ordinary manner, the seam passingthrough the rein forcing-piece g as well as the main body of thethumb-blank, thus holding the former securely in place. The thumb-pieceis now secured upon the glove in the ordinary manner, the glove beingfolded along the dotted line shown in Fig. 1 and the fourchettes sewedin place in the ordinary manner, it being essential only that the seampasses through the outer edge of the reinforcing-piece in each case, asis clearly shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings. The sides and tips of thefingers are then trimmed so as to provide a smooth rounded upper surfaceand entirely to sever the integral connections remaining between thereinforcing-pieces and the finger and thumb pieces proper, thuspermitting the former to lie smoothly against the inside of the finger.The material trimmed away by this step includes that indicated in dottedlines in Fig. 1 of the drawings at o. The glove is then in completedform and may be reversed, as shown in Fig. -6.

It will be noted by reference to Fig. 7 of the drawings that the makingof the glove is accomplished with the waste of very little material, asthe blank is cut from a piece M substantially rectangular in outline bythe pattern N resting thereon. As herein shown, the upper ends offinger-pieces B coincide with the upper ends of the extensions uponfingers A and C, and thus avoid an irregular outline in the upperextremity of the blank with a consequent waste of material. Thisshowing, however, is merely diagrammatic and may be modified to suit theneeds of the case.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a glove or similar articlewhich is marked by an economical use of material without a sacrifice inappearance of the finished article or comfort of the wearer thereof. Theseveral reinforcing-pieces are stamped from the same blank with the bodyof the glove, thus preventing the likelihood of loss of the same andwith the exception of the reinforcing-pieces for the fingers B are notdetached therefrom until securely sewed in place. The value of thesubsequent severing of the reinforcingpieces from the finger-tips,whereby the same lie smoothly in their proper position without a fold atthe top or sides, will be readily appreciated.

In Fig. 8 is shown a slightly different form of glove-pattern, in whichthe extensions upon the finger-pieces D are of such length assublstantially to extend to the upper end of the blank and in use aresevered substantially along the lines h i, the upper portions 6 beingused as reinforcing-pieces for the fingers B and the lower portions (Zbeing folded back at the points 4; upon the fingers D and secured inplace in a manner which is substantially identical with that abovedescribed with reference to fingers C.

The portions S (indicated in dotted lines on Figs. 7 and 8) indicate theamount of material which is saved by means of having thereinforcing-pieces for the fingers B secured to the fingers D ratherthan at the end of the former.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and manyapparently widely different embodiments of my invention could be madewithout departing from the scope thereof, I intend that all mattercontained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawingsshall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. In a glove, a blank of substantially rectangular form comprisingreinforcing-pieces integral with the first and third finger pieces andfree from connection with the adjacent second-finger pieces, saidreinforcing-pieces terminating at points substantially opposite the tipsof said second-finger pieces.

2. In a glove, a blank of substantially rectangular form comprisingreinforcing-pieces integral with the first and third finger pieces andfree from connection with the adjacent second-finger pieces, saidreinforcing-pieces terminating at points substantially opposite the tipsof said second-finger pieces, and reinforcing-pieces secured to the tipsof the fourthfinger pieces, said last-mentioned reinforcingpieces beingfree from connections with the adjacent third-finger pieces andterminating at points substantially opposite the tips thereof.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN JAMES WEAKLEY.

WVitnesses:

l/VALLAOE GroUER FIRTH, FREDERICK JANsoN BALZ.

